Operations Compliance Manager

Pharmaceuticals is a thriving sector, and we are expanding rapidly. Join us and be part of this exciting journey!

Your Role

The Pharmaceutical Operations Compliance Manager plays a crucial role within the Pharmaceutical Warehouse Operations Team, ensuring strict adherence to Goods Distribution Practice guidelines throughout the Fulfilment Centre Pharmaceutical warehouse. This responsibility encompasses the receipt, storage, and dispatch of pharmaceutical products, as well as overseeing the activities of sub-contractors. In this position, you will lead by example, managing a team, setting clear objectives, and driving performance from the front lines.

Your Responsibilities

• Line Management of the Pharma Compliance team, including overseeing day-to-day tasks, coordinating leave across the team, and management of SMART.
• Carry out the actions proposed in the Corrective and Preventative Actions (CAPA) within the agreed timelines (where necessary agree extensions with an RP). Ensure the actions are carried out in the CAPA.
• Assist with the management review of the Quality Management System to verify its effectiveness.
• Perform initial and ongoing training of all personnel performing Goods distribution practice (GDP) related activities and maintain records of such training. Such training shall include, but not be limited to, training relevant standard operating procedures, GDP awareness training, and, where applicable, identification of falsified Medicinal Products.
• Ensure that comprehensive written procedures, approved by the Responsible Person or delegated individual for each legal entity, that describe the activities necessary to maintain compliance to GDP are implemented, maintained, and routinely reviewed. MOD SOPs are to cover all activities at the DFC to allow development of local WIs.
• Assist with the maintenance of a documented quality management system.
• Ensure records are maintained of all maintenance and activities performed on quality critical equipment.

Your Skills and Experiences

• Proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Customer facing experience coupled with the ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders.
• Demonstrate a proven background in leading/managing a team.
• This role requires a high level of attention to detail.
• Analytical abilities, able to spot any trends and report on them.

Please be aware that by applying for this role, you are agreeing to participate in the employment screening process. This process will include criminal record checking and identity validation. This means that KN will ask successful applicants to provide certain information and documentation to enable these checks to be conducted. Any appointment will then be strictly conditional upon, and subject to, the receipt of satisfactory results of these checks.

Good Reasons to Join

If you would like to become a valued member of our team, we will make sure that you’re rewarded for your commitment and expertise. You can join the contributory Kuehne+Nagel pension plan and enjoy our Route 2 Rewards scheme which offers everything from discounts, benefit information, recognition, and its own wellbeing centre. We care for our colleagues (and their immediate family) with our employee assistance programme providing access to 24/7 GP, legal and financial advice along with mental health counselling. All of this to help you live a happier and healthier life. As proud holders of the Gold Covenant, we are a forces-friendly employer who recognises the skills, expertise and value service leavers bring to our organisation.